You can't tell me I'm wrong. He got 97% of the black vote. Why? Because of his skin color. You can't tell me that number would have been that high if be was the same exact person in a white mans body.

The worst part about Romenys 47% comment is that it's true!

It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. The more people keep saying "I'm not going to get the black vote because I'm white", the less they're going to want to vote for you. Insulting people doesn't make them suddenly change their mind and agree with you. (A concept that CNN and FOX don't seem to understand)

It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. The more people keep saying "I'm not going to get the black vote because I'm white", the less they're going to want to vote for you. Insulting people doesn't make them suddenly change their mind and agree with you. (A concept that CNN and FOX don't seem to understand)

Someone at work today who is black told me that I was racist because I don't support Obama. He later showed me a text message from his mom that read "those cracker *** (with two z's) crackers (with an a, I don't want to avoid swear filer) mus be so mad Obama won". Mind = blown.

I also enjoy how every county with a major city within it went democratic. Why? I think we all know why.

Someone at work today who is black told me that I was racist because I don't support Obama. He later showed me a text message from his mom that read "those cracker *** (with two z's) crackers (with an a, I don't want to avoid swear filer) mus be so mad rite now". Mind = blown.

I also enjoy how every county with a major city within it went democratic. Why? I think we all know why.

Lol. So since 49% of the country didn't vote for the same idiot that has done nothing the past 4 years, they are all racist? Makes sense.

The only good thing about him being re-elected is that we only have another 4 years of him doing absolutely nothing. Oh, and I forgot Osama Obama actually killed bin laden.....

I also enjoy how every county with a major city within it went democratic. Why? I think we all know why.

It would appear that you DON'T know why. You seem to assume that blacks vote for other blacks. In reality, the larger determining factor was the party affiliation. Blacks don't vote for other blacks, they vote for whoever is running as a democrat!

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Gallup polling estimated that John Kerry received 93% of the black vote in 2004, and Al Gore received 95% in 2000. So it may be that black voters are making the (correct) self-observation that they would be voting for the Democratic candidate regardless of his or her race, meaning that Obama's particular race is not a deciding factor for them.

A lot of blacks and whites will of course vote because of race affiliation (lets not kid ourselves, it hasn't been THAT long people, racists still exist) but it's such an insignificant number compared to those who care more about the party.

Now please, stop spewing your misinformation about why people voted for our president. You have a lot of valid reasons to be upset with the way this country is run. "Black people only voted for Obama because he's black" isn't one of them.

It would appear that you DON'T know why. You seem to assume that blacks vote for other blacks. In reality, the larger determining factor was the party affiliation. Blacks don't vote for other blacks, they vote for whoever is running as a democrat!

A lot of blacks and whites will of course vote because of race affiliation (lets not kid ourselves, it hasn't been THAT long people, racists still exist) but it's such an insignificant number compared to those who care more about the party.

Now please, stop spewing your misinformation about why people voted for our president. You have a lot of valid reasons to be upset with the way this country is run. "Black people only voted for Obama because he's black" isn't one of them.

Mr. Willy Wonka is a know-it-all political science major? This is a side we haven't seen before.

Counties with large cities vote democratic because of the people living there (blacks, latinos, etc.). These persons benefit more from democratic policies because democrats want to give the world away. These people (again, in general) benefit more from these policies than anyone else (mostly whites). These areas did not vote democratic simply because Obama is black, but mostly because the voters themselves are. The fact that Obama is black only helps his campaign in these areas (especially during the 2008 election). He is more likely to get more voters to the polls. As for a real life situation, a friend of my dad's is married to a black woman who is the CEO or CFO or some C-something of an energy corporation. She voted for Obama. Why? She voted for Obama because she (as a black person) feels that she has been oppressed her entire life. She's part of the 1%. She voted based on skin color. Her husband voted for Mitt Romney, because that is what makes sense for their family.

Mr. Willy Wonka is a know-it-all political science major? This is a side we haven't seen before.

Certainly not. It wouldn't pay well enough

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Her husband voted for Mitt Romney, because that is what makes sense for their family.

That's where we get to the reason why minorities vote for Democrats. They're constantly pushing for tax cuts on the lower income brackets, grants for children from low income families to go to school, new laws to welcome immigrants that flee from oppressive countries, etc. etc. In short, the Democratic party largely focuses on making life better for low-income families. I voted Obama in to office because it's what made sense for me and my family (even though they're poor white trash and didn't quite understand that).

Republicans can ***** all they want about how much Democrats give things away, but in the end if you don't try to help the poor, they'll riot and take it anyway. You won't be able to argue with someone who is broke, hungry and uneducated. It's easier for them to shoot you and take whatever it is they want. (Which is why nobody will ever be able to ban guns for personal protection. Too many crazies out there, people won't let you take their last resort for protecting their loved ones.)